One in two women in Germany has experienced some form of sexual harassment, a new YouGov survey showed. The poll comes amid global outrage over sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Forty-three percent of the women surveyed in Germany said they had been sexually harassed or abused at least once in their lifetime compared to 12 percent of men.

Nearly one in five men in Germany admitted their actions "could have been deemed inappropriate or sexually abusive" by the other person. Just 6 percent of the women surveyed admitted to have done the same.

Just over 2,000 people took part in the survey.

According to the survey, the most common form of harassment is inappropriate touching, with about 28 percent, followed by suggestive remarks, with 24 percent.

The survey found that 14 percent of incidents of harassment take place in public places, compared to 10 percent in the workplace.